Former Auburn running back was MVP of 2010 BCS title game

Former Auburn running back and MVP of the 2010 BCS title game Michael Dyer is apparently close to become an official student at Louisville.

And when we say student, we also mean Cardinals running back.

Michael Dyer put together back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons at Auburn before things began to unravel. After a short stay at Arkansas State, it looks Dyer is headed to Louisville. (AP Photo)

Dyer was added to the university’s system, an official with the school’s registrar’s office told the Courier-Journal on Monday. That does not mean Dyer is enrolled, but does indicate that, at the very least, he plans to apply for enrollment, according to the Courier-Journal.

Football coaches can’t comment on a prospective player until he is enrolled. Dyer has until Aug. 26 to register.

Dyer broke Bo Jackson’s record for rushing yards as a freshman at Auburn when he compiled 1,093 yards in 2010. He averaged 6.0 yards per carry and scored five touchdowns. The Tigers beat Oregon in the BCS title game and Dyer gained 143 yards on 22 carries, including two dynamic runs on the game-winning drive that set up Wes Byrum’s game-winning field goal on the game’s final play.

As a sophomore, Dyer gained 1,242 yards and scored 10 touchdowns.

He was suspended for Auburn’s bowl game and soon after was granted his release and transferred to Arkansas State, where Gus Malzahn landed as head coach after serving as Auburn’s offensive coordinator. But he wasn’t able to duplicate the success he had with Malzahn at Auburn and was dismissed from the team before playing a down.